Pasquale Di Viccaro: During University (Philosophy) I have often worked in the indie, including short films and documentaries, including a documentary about Roger Corman. I met Luca in Proxima, the first major factory of visual effects in Italy, before it failed. Shortly after at the age of 23 we decided to open our own reality.

Luca Saviotti: From an artistic training to the university, where I studied computer to get closer to the world of video games and the passion for cinema, always cultivated. The step was short. I met Pasquale in Proxima, where we both studied and worked. We met again a few years later, after working in other Italian and foreign companies, with the idea to start our business in the industry.

Pasquale: In advertising there is more planning, which is often a good thing in terms of costs.

Luca: In a movie you will usually have a more relaxed working times, for commercials often have to deal with the short deadline. In Italy the advertising offers a varied and creative, ranging from animation to fluid particle, the cinema instead, often presents mainly technical interventions.

Pasquale: Having already worked abroad in large companies like MPC, Pixomondo, FRAMESTORE, etc. is an asset. But we also strive to mature talent internally. Mental flexibility is often the most important skill, however, does not hide the fact that we aim to achieve quality results on skills and knowledge of the major tools on the market, for example Nuke for compositing.

Pasquale: The Italian market has different logics and mechanisms from the foreign markets. However, often the internal dynamics of processing are common throughout the world. More and more demands, limited time and very limited budgets will inevitably have an impact on the quality of the final work.

Pasquale: Focus on quality and cost effective to try to compensate for any shortcomings in technical / structural solution through creative wherever possible. Start with small projects and also try as much as possible not to burn no chance.

Luke: Italy needs above all to achieve credibility in the industry. The large foreign companies constantly make use of satellite companies across Europe, saving significantly on labor costs. Enter in the circle of the "satellites" is a first step to take part in international projects.

Pasquale: We just finished the vfx of Romeo & Juliet for Amber Entertainment, directed by Carlo Carlei. A international film, with Paul Giamatti in the cast and the director of photography of Star Wars and other major international stars. The release is planned for October 2013.

Pasquale: Software increasingly powerful to make things up to 3 years ago seemed impossible for a small studio or too expensive. Also there will be a hybrid with video games, with the possible exchange of technology. The indie film market and the emerging web will benefit from more and more high quality that until recently were only prerogative of cinema and advertising.

Luca: In this work there is a lot of funny episodes. A recent example? A production asks us to transform a subjective shot from day to night sequence. The material arrives at the office, we examine several times. Something did not return. When we begin to make the first test one of our employees rightly says, "but why all the characters have the sunglasses?"

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